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It’s good to be Ben Henderson right now. The WEC lightweight champion has the opportunity to win the last fight in WEC history Thursday when he faces Anthony Pettis in the main event of the organization’s final show — which happens to be in Henderson’s hometown of Glendale, Ariz.

It might be time to forget what you thought you knew about Amir Khan. The British boxer fought and won his second-ever fight in the United States on Saturday, edging Marcos Maidana by unanimous decision in a gutsy effort at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

British boxer Amir Khan says he’s always dreamed of seeing his name featured in the lights on the Las Vegas Strip. Should he do well in his Vegas debut this weekend, the city often referred to as the boxing capital of the world will certainly invite him back.

Stephan Bonnar feels guilty. The UFC light heavyweight returned to the scene of his epic 2005 battle against Forrest Griffin Saturday at “The Ultimate Fighter 12” Finale and did what no one expected him to do.

When filming began for the twelve season of the reality series “The Ultimate Fighter” earlier this year, Jonathan Brookins knew that in the eyes of many fans he was nothing more than “the guy who fought Jose Aldo once.” And despite winning over UFC brass on the show and emerging as the TUF 12 winner with a gutsy decision win over Michael Johnson at the finale Saturday, Brookins says not much has changed.

The upcoming merger between the UFC and WEC was on display during Friday’s official weigh-ins for “The Ultimate Fighter 12” Finale, which is set to take place this weekend inside The Pearl at The Palms.

Episode starts with Jamie Yager and a few of the other fighters talking about which of the losing fighters are in the best position to take a wild card spot. Hammortree believes the spot should belong to him since he fought a close decision that didn’t go his way.

By now, everyone knows that coach Tito Ortiz isn’t fighting Chuck Liddell following this eleventh season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ The reason why however, has yet to be revealed. Maybe this week, we find out.

Chuck Liddell is back in the UFC spotlight for the first time since losing to Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua last April, this time as a coach opposite old rival Tito Ortiz in the new season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” With rumors of a Dana White/Oritz quarrel and even the possibility of Rich Franklin stepping in to take his place in mid-season, anticipation is high for this one.

Marathon finale time fight fans. Two hours of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and that includes a total of four fights with two quarterfinals as well as the two semifinals. And somewhere in the middle of it all there’s a promised ‘twist’ with Kimbo Slice.